who, I'm concerned that you're having trouble finding a program with evidence-based treatment and a completely independent evaluation showing success, so I will try to help by offering a starting point.
First, we'll start with the programs known to be transparent facilities with evidence-based treatment:
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Now, we'll list programs(from
http://institutional-child-abuse-news.w ... m/Programs) I think we can both agree are extremely flawed (or closed) and therefore can't be considered as "model" programs for our tentative list of principles:
* ABM Boarding Academy
* ABM Family Preparatory
* ABM Ministries, Inc
* Abundant Life Academy
* Abundant Life Academy of Kanab
* Abundant Life Christian Boarding School
* Academy at Canyon Creek
* Academy at Cedar Mountain
* Academy at Ivy Ridge
* Academy at Sisters
* Academy at Swift River
* Academy of the Sierras
* ACE
* Achievement Valley Ranch, Inc.
* Adirondack Leadership Expeditions
* Affinity Foundation
* Alberta Adolescent Recovery Center (AARC)
* Alldredge Academy
* Alpine Academy/Cottonwood Grove
* Alpine Academy/Oakridge
* Alpine Academy/Smith Home
* Alpine Academy/Willow Creek
* Alpine Boys Ranch
* America's Buffalo Soldiers Re-Enactors
* Anasazi Foundation
* Anchor Academy
* Appalachian Wilderness Camp
* Arizona Boys Ranch
* Ascent, Inc.
* Ascent Wilderness Intervention
* Aspen Achievement Academy
* Aspen Education Group
* Aspen Ranch
* Aspiro Wilderness Program
* Auldern Academy
* Avalon Hills Residential Eating Disorders Treatment
* Ayne Institute
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* Bachelor Academy
* Bancroft NeuroHealth Inc
* Banham Marshalls College
* Bell Academy
* Bethel Boys Academy
* Bethel Girls Academy
* Birdseye Boys Ranch
* Blue Hills Academy
* Blue Mountain Family Center
* Blue Mountain Wilderness Program
* Boulder Creek Academy
* Boulder Outdoor Survival School
* Bowling Brook Preparatory School
* Bridges Boys Academy
* Brightway Hospital
* Broken Shackle Ranch
* Bromley Brook School
* Brown Schools
* Browning Academy
C
* Catherine Freer Wilderness
* Camas Ranch
* Camp Oakland
* Canyon Creek Academy
* Canyon State Academy
* Canyon View Park
* Carlbrook
* Carolina Springs Academy
* Casa By the Sea
* Catalyst Residential Treatment Center
* Cedars Academy
* Cedar Breaks Academy
* Cedar Ridge Academy
* CEDU Schools
* CERTS
* Chad Youth Enhancement Center --- Deaths? YES; Abuses? Yes; Still in Operation? Yes
* Cherokee Creek Boys School
* Challenger
* Christ Community Church
* Clear View
* Cold Spring Academy
* Colorado Mountain Camps
* Copper Canyon Academy
* Coral Island Academy
* Coral Reef Academy
* Cornerstone Programs Corp.
* Corpus Christi State School
* Cottonwood Youth Academy
* Crater Lake School
* Cross Creek Manor - North Campus
* Cross Creek Manor, LLC - Main Bldg
* Cross Creek Manor, LLC - Pass House
* Cross Creek Programs, LLC - South Campus
D
* Darrington Academy
* DeSisto School
* Devereux Foundation
* Deveraux Glenholme
* Discovery Academy
* Diamond Ranch Academy - Crystal Springs
* Diamond Ranch Academy - Lava Falls
* Discovery Ranch
* Distant Drums Beginnings
* Dundee Ranch Academy
E
* Eagle Point Christian Academy
* Eagle Ranch Academy, Inc.
* Eagle Valley Ranch, Inc.
* Eckerd Youth Alternatives
* Edgemeade-Raymond A. Rogers Jr. School
* Elan School
* Emily Griffith Center
* Escuala Caribe
* Evangeline Christian Home for Girls
* Excel Academy
* Excelsior Youth Ranch
* Extended Famikly, Inc.
F
* Faith Ranch
* Falcon Ridge Ranch
* Family Foundation School
* Flying H Youth Ranch
* Focal Point Academy
* Freedom Mountain Academy
* Froerer Counseling
* Fulshear
G
* Gatehouse
* Gateway Academy, LLC
* Gerard of Iowa care facility
* Glacier Mountain
* Grace Christian Home & Academy for Girls
* Grandfather Academy
* Grandfather Home for Children
* Greensboro Psychiatric Hospital
* Growing Together Inc
* Gulf Coast Academy
H
* Hanna
* Harbor Oaks Boarding School
* Heartlight Ministries
* Heritage Residential Treatment Center
* Heritage Youth Services
* Hidden Lake Academy
* High Impact
* High Top Ranch School
* Hope Ranch
* Horizon Academy
* House of Hope
* House of Hope Baja Teen Recovery Center
* Hyde School
I
* Idaho Youth Ranch
* Inner Changes of Provo Canyon
* Inner Connections
* Integrity House
* Integrity House West
* Intermountain Hospital
* Ironwood Maine
* Island View RTC
J
* Jeffrey C. Wardle Academy
* Jubilee Youth Ranch
* Jude Thaddeus Home Recovery Program
* Judge Rotenberg Educational Center
K
* Keystone Camp
* Keystone City Residence
* Kiatou Wilderness & Therpeutic Centre
* Kids Behavioral Health
* Kids Centers of America
* Kids Education and Kare
* Kids Helping Kids
* King George School
* Kids Helping Kids
* Kolob Canyon Residential Treatment Center
L
* La Europe
* Learning Independence Through Education (L.I.T.E.)
* Leeds
* Liahona Academy
* Lighthouse Christian Academy
* Life Designs
* Life-Lines, Inc.
* Lindon Boys Home
* Living Well Transitions
* Logan River Academy
* Lone Star Expeditions
* Lost and Found Youth Academy
* Lott's Legacy Boarding School
* Love Demonstrated Ministries Christian Boot Camp
M
* Majestic Ranch Academy, Inc.
* Manolia Christian Center
* Manuia Plantation
* Maple Lake Academy
* Maple Rise Properties, LLC - Tavasi
* Maryville Academy
* Meridell Achievement Center
* Midnight Mountain
* Midwest Academy
* Milestones
* Mission Mountain School
* Monarch School
* Montana Academy
* Moonridge Academy
* Morava Academy
* Mount Bachelor Academy
* Mount Carmel Youth Ranch
* Mountain Brook Academy
* Mountain Homes Youth Ranch
* Mountain Park Boarding Academy
N
* National Academy of Fitness
* National Deaf Academy
* Nevada Horizon Academy
* New Beginnings Maternity Home
* New Beginning Ministry, Inc.
* New Beginnings Rebekah Academy
* New Directions
* New Dominion School
* New Haven Residential Treatment Center
* New Horizons for Young Women
* New Horizons Youth Ministries
* New Horizons Youth Ranch
* New Leaf Academy
* Next Step for Success
* North Star Expeditions Inc
* North Star Center
* Northwest Academy
* Northwest Passages
* North Woods of Idaho
O
* Oak Ridge Military Academy
* Oakley School
* Obsidian Trails
* Odyssey Wilderness Programs
* OnTrack
* Open Sky Wilderness Therapy
* Optimum Performance Institute
* Outback Therapeutic Expeditions
* Outward Bound
* Oxbow Academy
P
* Pacific Coast Academy
* Pacific Quest
* Pacific View Retreat
* Paradise Cove
* Parents Helping Parents
* Passages to Recovery
* Pathway Academy, LLC
* Pathway Family Center
* Peninsula Behavioral Health
* Peninsula Village
* Penrith Farms
* Phoenix Institute
* Pillars of Hope
* Pine Ridge Academy
* Pine View Academy
* Pinnacle Foundatin
* Positive Impact Bahia de Kino
* Pressley Ridge Ohiopyle Therapeutic Wilderness
* Progressive Youth, Inc.
* Project DARE Canada - Wendigo Lake Expeditions
* Provo Canyon School
Q
R
* Rainsbrook training centre
* Rancho Valmora
* Red Cliff Ascent
* Red Rock Canyon School
* Red River Academy
* Renaissance Adolescent Services, Inc.
* Resolution Ranch
* Respect Camp
* Ridge Creek
* Rite of Passage
* Robert Land Academy
* Rocklyn Academy
* Rocky Mountain Academy
* Rose Hill Psychiatric Rehabilitation
* Royal Gorge Academy
S
* Salem Ranch
* SAFE, Inc/ACE
* Safe Harbor Boys Home
* Safe Harbor Haven
* Sage Walk
* San Cristobal Ranch Academy
* Second Chance, Inc.
* Second Nature Entrada, LLC
* Second Nature Wilderness Programs
* Shamrock Educational Academy
* Shamrock Educational Alternative
* Shepherd's Hill Farm
* Shortridge Academy
* Silverado Boys Ranch
* Sky View Academy
* Skyline Journey
* SLS Health
* Solacium - New Haven LLC
* Solacium - New Haven LLC - Parks House
* Solacium - New Haven LLC - Roosevelt
* Solacium - New Haven LLC - Sacagawea
* Solacium Sunrise, LLC
* Soltreks
* Sorensen's Ranch School
* Southwestern Academy
* Spring Creek Lodge Academy
* Spring Ridge Academy
* Stone Mountain School
* Straight Arrow Apex
* Straight Inc
* STARR Academy
* Stepping Stones for Success, LLC
* Summit Achievement in New England
* Summit Quest Academy
* SummitQuest
* Sunhawk Academy
* Sunrise Academy
* Sunrise Beach
* Sunrise Family Services
* SUWS
* SUWS of the Carolinas
* SUWS Youth Program
* Swan Valley Youth Academy - (Closed in 2006 amid abuse allegations)
* Swift River, Academy at
T
* Talisman Programs
* Tavasi
* Teen Help
* Teen Horizon
* Temagami Academy
* Thayer Learning Center
* Three Rivers Montana
* Three Springs Schools
* Top Flight Academy
* Tranquility Bay
* Trinity Teen Solutions
* Triple L Youth Ranch
* TurnAbout Ranch
* Turn About Ranch - Barn
* Turn About Ranch - Boys Cabin
* Turn About Ranch - Lodge
* Turn About Ranch - Ranch House
* Turn About Ranch - Roundy
* Turning Point Family Care, Inc.
* Turning Winds
* Tyler Ranch
U
* UHS of Provo Canyon, Inc - Inner Changes of Provo Canyon
* UHS of Provo Canyon, Inc - Orem Campus
* UHS of Provo Canyon, Inc. - Provo Campus
* UHS of Provo Canyon, Inc. - Sommerset
* UHS of Provo Canyon School
* Uinta Academy
* Unita Academy East
* Unita Academy West
* Universal Interventions
* Utah Youth Village - Alpine Academy/Cottonwood Grove
* Utah Youth Village - Alpine Academy/Oakridge
* Utah Youth Village - Alpine Academy/Smith Home
* Utah Youth Village - Alpine Academy/Willow Creek
V
* Victor Cullen Youth Center
* Victory Care Centers Corp - Victory House
* Vista Adolescent Treatment Center
* Vista Counseling Services
* Vista at Dimple Dell Canyon
* Vista Teen Living, LLC
* Vista Teen Living - Teen Horizon
* VisionQuest Programs
* Volunteers of America, Utah
W
* Waterfall Canyon
* Wardle Academy (Jeffrey C.,)
* Wardles Therapeutic Family Home
* Wellspring Academy
* West Ridge Academy
* White River Academy, Inc.
* White River Adventure
* Whitmore Academy
* Wilderness Challenger
* Wilderness Quest
* Willow Creek School
* Wisdom Ranch School
* Woodland Hills Academy
* Woodland Hills Maternity Home
* World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools - WWASPS
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Y
* Youth Care, Inc.
* Youth Track
This should provide a starting point for you, who.